Recognised as Colour
#DCEEE7
- #DCEEE7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Mint cream
#DCEEE7 is a cyan with RGB values 220, 238, 231 and HSL 157°, 35%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Mint cream.
Colour values
#DCEEE7#DCEEE7
HEX#DCEEE7
RGBrgb(220, 238, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9333, 0.9059
RGB percentages86.3%, 93.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(156.7, 34.6%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.7, 7.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.6%, 0%, 2.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,479,079
CSS custom property--colour: #DCEEE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.43:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#231118
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EEDCE3
Analogous#DCEEDE, #DCECEE
Triadic#E7DCEE, #EEE7DC
Split complementary#EEDCEC, #EEDEDC
Tetradic#DEDCEE, #EEDCE3, #ECEEDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G238
B231
Red220 (86.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue156.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G EE · B E7
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